The Bettye B. Lewis Career Center

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5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask

5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask – If you ever are looking for questions, these are some pretty sure-fire suggestions that will help you finish your interview strongly.

Ten Ways Law Students Can Be More Persuasive in Interviews

Ten Ways Law Students Can Be More Persuasive in Interviews – By better understanding employer expectations and learning to implement persuasive strategies in interviews, you can be prepared for employers’ cautious and conservative hiring policies.  Here are some good tips.

Lawyer files Cartoon Amicus Brief

Lawyer files Cartoon Amicus Brief – Are all those rules from Legal Process or Moot Court getting you down?  Here’s a different approach.

Five Tips for Writing a Get-Noticed, Persuasive Resume

Five Tips for Writing a Get-Noticed, Persuasive Resume – While not everyone should use charts and graphs in his/her resume, this article has some great ideas for making your resume stand out … in a good way!

1L Job Search Advice … how to substitute interest for experience

1L Job Search Advice … how to substitute interest for experience –  How do you distinguish yourself from the pack of interviewees when you haven’t had any experience doing this type of job?  Check out this solid piece of advice.

Advice for your LinkedIn Profile

Advice for your LinkedIn Profile



We know you have a long list of goals when it comes to law school. The staff of the Career Center can help set you on the right path to fulfilling one of those goals—finding the right job after graduation. We offer resources, career counseling, job fairs, and other services that you can began utilizing during your first semester and continue to take advantage of even after you become one of the college's alumni.

Employment Information

Employment Resources

Resources on job-seeking and information about different aspects of the law are available for check-out or in-office reading and/or viewing through the Career Center.

Employers Who Recruit from UT

Browse a sampling of the hundreds of legal employers that have recruited from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Standards for the Timing of Offers & Decisions NALP's Principles & Standards are guidelines that offer an ethical framework for all participants in law student recruiting. They guide the timing of responses to offers and set forth the obligations of all participants in the recruiting process. UT's campus-wide Career Services The University of Tennessee's Career Services can help you identify part-time jobs, internships and full-time positions through its HIRE-A-VOL system.

Recruiting Events

Off-Campus Job Fairs Explore the off-campus job conferences in which the University of Tennessee College of Law often participates.

Career Center Information

Career Center Policies Policies and requirements related to the Career Center, its mission and usage, may be found herein. General Timeline of Recruiting & Career Development Activities Career-related activities and special events of interest to law students occur in the same time period annually. Browse the outline to mark events on your calendar.

Upcoming Career Center Events

  • June 24, 2013
    Deadline for Southeastern Law Placement Consortium
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: June 25, 2013 - 12:00 am
    Description: held in Atlanta on August 9 - contact KayBrown@utk.edu for more information
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  • June 28, 2013
    Deadline for Tennessee Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: June 29, 2013 - 12:00 am
    Description: held in Nashville on August 23 & 24 - contact KayBrown@utk.edu for more information
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  • July 12, 2013
    Deadline for Mid-Atlantic Legal Recruiting Conference
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: July 13, 2013 - 12:00 am
    Description: held in Washington, DC, on August 23 - contact KayBrown@utk.edu for more information
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